On 5/5/14 4:10 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
> There is a difference. Bidding "early"
(i.e., not at the last minute)
> publicly reveals that there is more interest in the item, and influences
> the bidding behavior of others (including snipers) more than sniping at the
> last minute can. It's unclear just how much effect this has, but I'm
> fairly certain that it's non-zero.
>
I'm fairly pissed that eBay has decided to publicly show how many people are
watching an item. I knew that the sellers had access to that information, since
I had someone cancel and auction and raise the starting bid when I watched an item.